Rant of the Week: “I am tired of going to Moes or Papa John’s and encountering the same worker with a nasty attitude. When I am getting something to eat I am going to just get my food and go. I feel that because I am asking a question about my food that I am somehow disrupting them. Now I ...

Five University of Georgia professors have started a program called Freedom University that will be open to undocumented students who are unable to attend public universities due to a new anti-immigrant policy. Responding to concerns from the public that colleges in Georgia “were being overrun by illegal immigrants….and legal residents were being displaced,” the university system’s Board of Regents implemented ...

As a former Resident Assistant for Valdosta State University, I assisted in situations that could have become far more serious, if policies such as the new color coded ID system had not been in place. With those experiences in mind, it is unfortunate that Ms. Kaymaya Hinson expresses a preference of personal convenience over the on-campus safety of herself and ...

“Beetlejuice 2,” “Footloose” without Kevin Bacon, “Star Wars” tweaks made by George Lucas—these are just the few of the sequels, remakes and updates to grace recent movie news. Ultimately, Hollywood should leave most, if not all, movies alone. You can argue maybe they do these various films to give more to their fans. The industry recognizes the huge fan following ...

The vast majority of VSU’s student body missed out on one of the most epic performances to ever grace the campus last Monday in the university center. Tampa, Fla. natives ‘Higher Ground,’ a cover band of the largely popular ‘Red Hot Chillipeppers,’ absolutely rocked the north end of the university center for two solid hours in front of a crowd ...

“It was lame! All I got was a stapler…but the girl was nice though.” Victoria Perry Pre-nursing major/ freshman “I think it’s very endearing to the freshmen and it makes them feel welcome, because I’m a senior and I know how it feels to be new.” LaRae Parker Middle Grades Education / Senior “It’s good; they just need to give ...

September 15, 2011 Rant of the week “The wait at the bus stops are ridiculous. I had conversations with many students complaining about getting to the bus stop fifteen minutes early, just to get to class five minutes late. Also, the buses are so packed you sometimes have to wait another five minutes for another bus. Can transportation please get ...

Tanisha Lucas freshman psychology major “I went to their first game—it was beast! I loved the goalie and number eighteen.” Becca Schilling senior psychology major “They’ve obviously got some good players.” Donielle Fussell freshmen engineering major “It’s a step in the right direction. It’s about time people start looking at what women can do with a soccer ball. World Cup ...

Students should take Odum library seriously As a longtime Odum patron, I have to agree with the author of the recent letter decrying the complete disregard and lack of respect many VSU students appear to have for the sanctity of Odum library. It’s shocking to see how lightly they take time allotted for studying their coursework, which doesn’t come cheap ...

It comes as no surprise to VSU commuters that some days you end up hot and sweaty trying to walk to class from the parking deck in Sustella due to limited parking spaces. We should not have to choose between flip-flops and walking shoes just to walk to class from a parking spot. We should also not have to wait ...